The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-06-09

NEOSHO hAPIDS, Kan, June ., 1887,
EDS. COMET II think have struck
banana. Kansas, as you know, is
suffering greatly from drouth. l am
organizing Joint stock company to
supply the State with water and we
want to get it at Elizabethton, Tenn.
Please see Drs. Hunter, Wilcox and
others and make some arrangements
to that effect. Truly,
WILL HARR.
The ladies of the w. G. T. U. gave a
social Tuesday night in the Y. M. G.
A. parlors A large crowd attended
and was highly entertained by recita-
tons and songs until nine o'clock
when refreshments We're served.
These sociables are given monthly
and are evidently doing great good.
They are looked forward to with pleas
ure by all who have once attended.
As usual the pledge Book" was cir
culated and all, not already
members, were asked to put
their names down either as "pledge"
or Honorary" members All the
members take the pledge to "abstain
from intoxicating liquors, wine or
cider, as beverage" but the Honor
airy" membeY y dollar a year for
the honor.8 :. Jral members were
enrolled Tuesday night.
Mr.. EDITOR Can you tell a voter
OF this city what has become of that
hundred and twenty-five dollars that
was given for supper, and then held
up to see if we could get permission to
use it for some kind of fire works?
Give us hint. A. VOTER.
Echo answers "what?" We sup
pose, however, the money is still in
the hands of Mayor Dickinson. II so
we suggest that it be used, or as much
as necessary on the 18th, the day
OF the Railroader's picnic, to get up
some suitable display for the occasion.
Gen. Wilder will likely be here, GER
tainly, if written to, and Gen. R. A,
Johnson, president Of the Three C's.,
would come, if invited, and make us
talk. Perhaps nothing would inter
est Knoxville people so much as rail
road talk, especially when the railroad
is certain to be built. Our people
should encourage these excursions, as
they do decidedly more good than
harm to any town.
AT the last meeting Of the Business
Association the propriety of organizing
a Building and Loan Association was
discussed at length and it was gener-
ally agreed that it would be a good
thing for Johnson City. A COM
mittee was appointed to hunt up an
old charter that had been obtained
two years ago, and to take such steps
necessary tending to organization.
The interest in Building and Loan
Association seems to be increasing
and stock will be readily taken as
soon as the books are opened. The
workings and advantages of such an
Association are pretty well understood.
If a stakeholder wants to borrow mon
ey he can do so, provided he gives
good security, and pay it back in small
monthly installments, and to the
stakeholder who does not borrow, it
acts as savings bank. He pays in
80 cents per week on each share held
and after four or five years, Or as soon
as the stock has been all paid in, gets
all of his money back
We are now offering q fine variety
of wall paper and decorations at ex-
tremely low prices, all new and the
latest styles and patterns. Carpets in
all grades from 20 cts to $1.25 per
yard. We have big variety Of mat
ting that we will close out very cheap.
floor oil cloth, carpet lining, rugs,
druggists mats. Window shades, in
all styles and prices, lace curtains
and curtain goods. Scrim from 6 tC
12cts per yard. If your need any
thing in house furnishing dry goods
: you can save money by buying of us
> we have every thing you need, ant
will make you lower prices than you
y can get elsewhere. The American
! Sewing Machine, first class and the
! cheapest Machine sold. The Union
reverse feed, sewing either way with
{ out stopping the motion Of the ma
chine will do the greatest variety 0
work of any machine with all the la
test improvements fully warranted
g for five years, If you need amachin'
j. examine this before buying. 1t
s simple, easily operated and perfect,
noisless and moderate price, w
have fine variety of pictures in al
:. STYLES and nrices that we offer at ex